2005 Cannes Film Festival

2005 Cannes Film Festival
Official poster of the 58th Cannes Film Festival featuring an original illustration by Frédéric Menant and Tim Garcia.[1]
Opening filmLemming
Closing filmChromophobia
LocationCannes, France
Founded1946
AwardsPalme d'Or:
L'Enfant
Hosted byCécile de France
No. of films21 (Main Competition)
Festival date11 May 2005 (2005-05-11) – 22 May 2005 (2005-05-22)
Websitefestival-cannes.com/en
Cannes Film Festival

The 58th Cannes Film Festival took place from 11 May and ran until 22 May 2005.[2] Serbian filmmaker Emir Kusturica served as jury president for the main competition. Cécile de France hosted the opening and closing ceremonies.[3]

Belgian filmmakers Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne, the Dardenne brothers, won the Palme d'Or for the second time with the drama film L'Enfant.[4][5][6]

The festival opening film was Lemming directed by Dominik Moll,[7] while Chromophobia directed by Martha Fiennes was the closing film.[8]

2005 Un Certain Regard poster featuring James Dean's portrait by Floyd McCarty from Rebel Without a Cause.[9]
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  3. ^ "Cécile de France, Mistress of Ceremony". festival-cannes.com. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013.
  4. ^ "58ème Festival International du Film - Cannes". cinema-francais.fr (in French). Retrieved 26 June 2017.
  5. ^ "Cannes 2005 / Palmarés". cannes-fest.com (in French). Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  6. ^ "58th Cannes Film Festival report by David Robinson". filmintelligence.org. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013.
  7. ^ "Cannes 2005 opening night". theguardian.com. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  8. ^ "British director's film to end Cannes festival". theguardian.com. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  9. ^ "Posters 2005". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 14 December 2013.